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2,433 people live in this town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is easy to get around without a car (A−): 90% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 17% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Where it falls short is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools lag: brevet results 4 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Saint-Armel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Saint-Armel does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Armel with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Saint-Armel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Armel; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Armel.
Degrees are held by 44% of adults, above both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (39%) and compared French towns (30%). Children are a fifth of the town. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 12% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Armel | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 17.2% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Saint-Armel has 450 jobs for 1,300 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €27,120 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 111 deaths in Saint-Armel from 2016 to 2025; there were 85, 23% fewer. Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Armel records 77 deaths per 100 expected, near Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (80) and lower than compared French towns (88). One GP practises in the town. Life expectancy at birth in Ille-et-Vilaine is 86 years for women and 80.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses were 83% of what sold. House rents are put at about €10.05/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 83 homes were sold in Saint-Armel.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,665/m² | 69 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2.3 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Théodore MonodNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 128 | 90%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 5.9% of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage and gardens in and near Saint-Armel. Best known first.
GardenJardins Rocambole4.1 km southwest, in Corps-NudsChâteauChâteauDomaine de Mouillemuse4.6 km northwest, in Noyal-Châtillon-sur-SeicheChâteauChâteauChâteau Létard3.9 km west, in Saint-ErblonPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Saint-Armel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Armel: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Armel yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Armel | 2,433 | — | — | C | — | A− |
| Bourgbarré | 4,804 | 2 | A+ | C+ | A | A+ |
| Corps-Nuds | 3,567 | 2.2 | A | C+ | A | A− |
| Nouvoitou | 3,911 | 2.4 | A+ | C+ | A+ | A |
| Vern-sur-Seiche | 8,207 | 2.5 | B | C | C+ | B |
| Saint-Erblon | 3,651 | 3 | A− | C | B | A |
| Orgères | 5,732 | 3.9 | A− | C | B | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Armel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 6.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 38% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.35/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Armel grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Saint-Armel is a commune of 2,433 people in the Rennes Métropole. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.